Rosario Dawson is one of TrekMovie’s favorite famous Trekkies and once again she is talking about Star Trek. The actress appears in Chris Pine’s new movie Unstoppable and while promoting it she is again saying how much she wants to be in the Star Trek sequel, watch it below.

Rosario wants in to Trek

While talking to Collider about Unstoppable, Dawson again lets out her inner Trekkie, saying she is willing to do anything in the next Star Trek movie. Watch it.

Rosario says:

I love J.J. [Abrams]—I got a whole petition that’s been going on on Twitter that I could maybe be in the next film. Like, just a Klingon, something, like anything at one point, [and] just go out there and say ‘Qapla’ or something; and then I’d be happy, I’d be very, very satisfied.

Speaking of the Twitter petition, Roasrio may be referring to one started by TrekMovie following her reply to one of our tweets back in September. Sounds like it is time once again to promote #rosariodawsoninstartrek.

Rosario Dawson and Chris Pine backstage at 2010 MTV Video Music Awards – even adding some forehead ridges they would still look good together

Rosario’s love for Trek is not something that has come around because of the 2009 Star Trek movie. She first came to our attention back in 2007 when she spoke Klingon on the old Conan O’Brian Show. If you missed it, here it is again:

#8 She is way too vivacious for a Borg Queen. I agree with Vultan that she would have made a mucher better Uhura than Zoe. Mara would be a great role for her as well but – PLEASE – if we must have ridged Klingons, go easy on her. She is way too beautiful to have things plastered all over her and don’t destroy her lovely smile by going Lursa and B’Etor on her teeth either.

Hey James Cawley got a bit part in the first one, so here’s hopin Rosario and Eliza get cast SOMEWHERE in this flick…
Rosario – Romulan something
Eliza – Orion Slave Girl – not just a ‘green’ Starfleet undergrad…
Me as Admiral Komack

Would have loved to see her as Uhura had the casting been for a non academy (youth oriented) continuation. Don’t know if its ever a good idea to say you’ll do “anything”. She’s probably joking, though.

BTW – Ridged Klingons are rare at this point in the timeline, or at least they should be. If anyone saw the special features version of the movie, the Klingon interogating Nero had a helmet that emulated the ridges, but was probly hiding a smooth forehead and the shame that comes with it. Back when ST:TMP came out, there was some hoopla on the new makeup, and someone with the movie said there was 2 species of Klingons, some with ridges, some without (like potatoe chips), but I like the STAR TREK:Enterprise explanation better, especially since
we have seen Kang, Kor and Koloth, with and without ridges.

But me thinks I’m going to start my own petition. Because that would really work for me. “Look, I’m totally nobody, but I’ve got this petition. It’s got a couple of signatures. A couple of those, I didn’t even have to beg for. I really think I should be in this movie.”

Is the only reason she wants to be in the movie is because she loves J.J.? What about this? Do you love Star Trek? I don’t know. That’s the way it seems to me, that it is only because she loves J.J. I hope I’m wrong.

If the next movie is about Khan, she could play T’Pring. That is say the Enterprise is relocating surviving Vulcans. While doing so they discover the Botany Bay, and instead of Marla McGivers helping Khan, its T’Pring. Oh the possibilties.
No strike that, strike that.

Didn’t Rachel Nichols die in the last one? The fleet was in tiny pieces over Vulcan when Enterprise showed up. Hey, here’s a thought – if Sulu remembered to release the parking brake, Enterprise whould have been with the rest of the fleet as it was being blown to bits – if Nero recognized Enterprise, would he have stood down from attacking the entire fleet? Is Sulu feeling a bit guilty about that, that hundreds, possibly thousands of fresh Academy grads met their end because of his mistake??

Would’ve been a fantastic Uhura. being a fan, how did she not audition for that role? and if she did, how did she not get it? Zoe is great, but having seen Dawson’s work, I think she would have been a better choice. But yeah, put her in Trek, could only add to the already fabulous cast.

Nope. Rosario is a bonafied geek. She produced a comicbook series and everything.

Love Rosario, but she doesn’t quite pass as a native of U.S.A, um the United States of Africa, that is.

I’m glad they got Zoe. :) Good to not see another X-Men, Storm repeat, where Hollywood casts the lightest-skinned actress they can find to play a role where a darker-skinned actress would make more sense.

If I were writing this film (i’m not) i’d give her the role of the youngest Captain in starfleet after Kirk, let him and her bash heads a little on how she worked for her command and how Kirk just kinda swooped in there. A little meat between her and Chris would be nice.

Of course, ultimately Kirk would end up sleeping with said Captain, but come on. I just want her to have her own ship and smack Kirk around a bit. That would make everyone happy.

Well she loves JJAbrams! … gave a kiss on CP’S mouth at the Unstoppable premiere! … speaks Klingon! … but I doubt she gets a role in Star Trek Sequel! .. is only a guess, Rosario! … I may be wrong! … HAHAHAHAHAH!

Mr. Orci, I second the masses. Write her in. I’d make her an original character, though. I’ll leave it to those in charge to decide what kind of character she should be, but I’d make it a big one. Her enthusiasm could only bring good things to the movie. The world needs more enthusiastic people.

If she’s going to be in the film, can we at least get a steady shot of her for at least a second or two? I still have to have the Dramamine nearby, no matter how much i liked ST09. Would be nice to see if any still rents a tripod, nowadays.

I think that Rosario Dawson could make a good Klingon commander. Maybe she and Kirk find themselves attracted to each other and maybe enter into a clandestine relationship, but realise that it is really the wrong time, wrong place etc, bitter/sweet parting, maybe wistfully wondering if things would be any different 100 years from now…and no, this female Klingon commander does NOT die. Might just work.

Just an idea, that other people have also had about who Rosario Dawson could play and what kind of involvement her character could have in the sequel.

Guys, she would make the PERFECT Klingon baddie! Kirk wouldn’t know whether to shoot at her or sleep with her. Perfect contrast to all Kirk’s previous baddies, and gives an added depth to their conflict. Remember how well Trekkies tend to do on Trek (talking about Karl Urban & Bob Orci specifically). Take advantage of her passion for it. 100% great idea

Rosario should not be a Klingon. She’s got a great smile and is beautiful. That’s because, “Ugh! Klingon females are so repulsive.” That’s a joke, you Klingons, put down your batleths, it’s from Star Trek: Generations!

Anyway, Anthony previously had this idea. Say J.J. Abrams doesn’t want to direct. Rosario has done a movie with Quentin Tarantino (Deathproof) He lists Star Trek 2009 as no. 1 movie of 2009. (TrekMovie link below) Maybe we get a group deal here. You know where I’m going….

Quentin Tarantino directs Star Trek! Quentin Tarantino’s “Star Trek: Inglorious Federashun” (Federashun is not a typo. We’re already in an alternate reality just like “Inglorious Basterds” ) It would star Rosario Dawson as Saavik. Here’s the plot. A group of Vulcans accuse her of being a traitor for her half Romulan blood and kill her family. She goes on mission of vengeance.

R rated Star Trek! Think of these scenes. Kirk, Spock and McCoy with their phaser drawn, staring down a group of Klingons with their disrupters drawn in a Mexican standoff. Uhura who’s known to do a fan dance is now doing a batman dance in her Starfleet miniskirt and go-go boots. McCoy shoves a hypo into Sulu’s heart to revive him. Spock drops F bombs!

What about some Tarantino-Trek dialogue? Don’t worry no cussing.

Uhura: (concerned about the mission) Come back to me. I’ll be monitoring your frequencies.
Spock: Chill out honey bunny.

Final scene.

Spock: So we cool?
Kirk: Yeah, we cool.

Exterior. Space. The Enterprise is leaving orbit. We hear the twang of an electric guitar playing Alex Courage’s Star Trek theme in a surf rock style. The end.

#9 to bad Eliza is very un fan friendly to her fans unless she is being paid for a convention appearance.She is notoriously bad out here with fan in L.A. when she goes to premieres and other apperances related to her movies and shows.

I believe the writers need to concentrate on delivering a good story rather than it being a who’s who of trekkie celebs.

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The reason Khan should not be in the nest film is that the last two have drawn upon TWOK and if you look at the last 3 movies the villain is a guy out for revenge. I think that’s another reason why we should have a diff type of villain in the next movie.

As much as I like Tarentino, I don’t think I would like him to direct Trek.
I am also a huge Tim Burton fan but to me Star Trek and Tim Burton’s style don’t work together.

But I agree with Tarantino that Star Trek XI was one of the top movies of 2009, despite the changes that I rant on about I have to admit I still love the movie.

I don’t think so. They did that with Uhura in the last movie and all that role boiled down to was fresh reminder that even big time writers, directors and producers can all have delusional thoughts on how to make a female character actually mean something to the story, which Uhura does not. You could take her character out and it wouldn’t make a difference. Hanidy would still handle communications, Chekov would be the one issuing hails and Spock wouldn’t be wasting our time with a tacked on love story that serves no other purpose than, again, fill in the film maker’s delusions that a woman’s sole purpose should be to be the love thing of the centralized character because that’s all she is in the film.

If the makers of the next Trek movie want to put Rosario Dawson in the same mold, it will be an unfortunate event indeed.

It’s my feeling that anyone that enthusiastic about a genre would work twice as hard to do well in it. I say give her a role, but make one up for her so she can make it her own. She wouldn’t have to share rights to it with a previous actor/actress. That and she would get her own Memory-Alpha entry :)

Nice that she has no apprehensions about speaking Klingon on national TV. That’s gotta count for something.

I’m okay with Eliza Dushku being in the new movie is she agrees to some acting classes between now and shooting. I loved her in Buffy/Angel, but anything else she’s been in (Dollhouse included – sorry Joss!) she’s had the emotional range of a doorknob.

Rosario, on the other hand, is awesome. Give her a part, JJ! Personally, I think she’d make a great Vulcan.

Jeyl, do you plan on staying bitter for the rest of your life? Star Trek is currently in the hands of J.J Abrams and its the only new source of entertainment we will have for a long time. I sugggest you accept that and chill out. You seem angry that everyone else is having fun and that you’re not. Every single comment that you post is about what you hated (which was everything apparently) about the new movie. Your rhetoric got tiresome a long time ago.

It’s time for you to let go of all your grudges against the new guys. They made a hit movie which most Trekkies enjoyed.

You don’t like “Star Trek”, fine, that’s your problem, not J.J’s, Bob Orci’s or anyone else’s. Time to get over it!

@102: “It’s time for you to let go of all your grudges against the new guys. They made a hit movie which most Trekkies enjoyed. You don’t like “Star Trek”, fine, that’s your problem, not J.J’s, Bob Orci’s or anyone else’s. Time to get over it!”

Uh, Red. It’s only a movie. Having an opinion on it and how it was handled isn’t really a big deal. I don’t think it’s a good idea to get so worked up over a person because they have an opinion that doesn’t match your own. You think I went into Star Trek wanting to hate it’s guts? No. I wanted to love it just like every single Star Trek episode/movie I ever wanted to see. Unfortunately it doesn’t always work out that way and Trek09 fit that bill.

Yeah I’d love to see her in Star Trek 2! She seems really cool and fun and I think would be a great asset to this new Star Trek universe – who she plays – who knows but definitely she seems like she could really geek it up :D

@108: “I’m not forcing anyone to like nutrek if that’s what you’re thinking”

No, you’re just telling us to, and I quote “let go of the grudges they have against nutrek and embrace and enjoy it:” Clearly that sort of suggestion stems from your ability to respect the opinion of others.

Right. Time to take your own advice and let it go. What is done is done. It cannot be undone.

You’re entitled to your own opinions and that is fine, but what bothers us is that you don’t seem to contribute any POSITIVE opinions about anything on this site. I don’t have a problem with you not liking the new movie, I just don’t understand why you feel the need to keep going on about it on every thread.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to get so worked up over a person because they have an opinion that doesn’t match your own.”

I will refer to your previous post #92

“I voted big role. I’d rather watch a Star Trek with her as the Captain than that a&#*!@ nuKirk.”

First read Vultan’s comment @ 128. Here’s the problem with all of you that make ad hominem attacks on Jeyl, the speaker. Ad hominem attacks are described by Wikipedia as “an attempt to link the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the person advocating the premise.'” So Jeyl doesn’t like Star Trek 2009 and criticizes it every chance he gets. SO WHAT? Why don’t you debate the opinion. (Jeyl, i’m sorry if I got your sex wrong.)

Let’s take a quick primer on free speech. Yes, I know this is private site so free speech may not be applicable here. Still it’s the best Star Trek site on the planet. Yes, I’m kissing butt with TrekMovie. :) But can we at least respect free speech. Free speech is all about the marketplace of ideas. What that means is that TRUTH comes out of the many voices not from one authoritative selection. Tinker v. Des Moines Community School Dist. 393 U.S. 503, 512 (1968) Think about these assumptions. Maybe Star Trek is not the greatest movie ever made. Maybe Jeyl is right. Maybe some future Star Trek director will take into consideration the comments of Jeyl. Maybe that Star Trek will be as great as “Casablanca.’ because of Jeyl’s ideas.

Your description paints Jeyl as negative and bitter. Okay. What drove you Star Trek (2009) fans nuts was Jeyl’s comment , “I’d rather watch a Star Trek with her as the Captain than that a&#*!@ NuKirk.” @ 92
Okay, he doesn’t like Kirk in the new movie. Then why don’t you point out why he is wrong. Perhaps, argue that this is young Jim Kirk who is growing and maturing. He’s fun. That’s why the writers took him down this path. He will become the James T. Kirk of the TV series as gets older, etc. . Do you see how I debated Jeyl without attacking him.?

I ‘ve criticized Star Trek 2009 and said I liked it. I then got attacked for being inconsistent. Look, NOT ALL OF US WORSHIP STAR TREK (2009) There are moments in the film that make me cringe. There are other moments that are fantastic. Jeyl wants a better Star Trek. If he wants to criticize the team that made the 2009 film, then let him. Let him do it frequently. Perhaps they may agree with him. See the marketplace of ideas. If you don’t like his ideas then debate him. He may have a strong opinion but it is an opinion.

Additionally repeition of the message is not the problem. Jeyl’s message may be directed to those who have not seen it. Perhaps he wants to convince them and even those who disagree with hin at a later date to finally agree with his side. That’s why we have free speech. For example, I will continue to write that if Paramount wants Star Trek (2012) in 3D then they should film it in 3D. Some have seen the message, some have not. That’s why I repeat it. Maytbe the powers that be will agree. Then hopefully, Star Trek (2012) will not be a conversion but if released in 3D will be filmed in 3D. That’s why I repeat the message.

By the way this debate will go on until there is harmony between the teenagers that the movie was aimed at and the Trekkers who believed that Trek (2009) was not made for them. Watch the docs on the making of thie movie. The filmmakers wanted to appeal to a “modern’ audience and looked to fantasy “Star Wars” for inspiration. Furthermore, look at the ad campaign, “This is not your father’s Star Trek” to further demonstrate that this movie was aimed at teenagers. Want more proof that movies are being made for teenagers? Link to an article from NPR. Studios make movies for teenagers since they are dependable customers at the multiplex whereas TV is now for adults..

Since I’ve criticized Stat Trek (2009) I thank Vultan for praying for my soul and well being. : )

No comment on the greater issue, but that NPR article is full of generalizations. If Mad Men, Damages and Boardwalk Empire were standard TV programs I might agree, but they are clearly the exception to the norm. One of the most popular shows on TV is an idiotic and fairly standard issue sitcom starring Charlie Sheen. TV, by its episodic nature, will always allow for greater depth in terms of storyline and character development, but that doesn’t mean it will always take advantage of that benefit. Plenty of intelligent and adult films are made every year and ignored, just the same as television. Trust me, network executives and studio executives aren’t all that different.

Yes, please say what you feel. My point is that you’re argument works better if you criticize the idea not attack the speaker with an ad hominem attack. For example you call Jeyl out “you just can’t stand change.” @ 127. I’m guessing you know him. Because if you don’t, how do you know he cant’ stand change? See what you did was directed at him, not the idea. But if you want to attack the speaker, I’m not going to stop you. It’s more logical to debate the idea not get mad at the speaker.

The problem is there are those who attack anybody with a negative opinion of Star Trek (200) with ad hominem attacks. Want proof.? Check out Chadwick’s comment @ 20 on this TrekMovie story.
He calls Trek 2009 critics as being ignorant.

@142 That would make her as a non-ridgy Klingon MARA perfect. It creates “forbidden” love most perfectly. Plus, if it’s a triangle situation with a young blonde federation scientist portrayed by Keri Russell, working with a young Lt. Gary Mitchell (Nathan Fillion perhaps?)… then it all gets very interesting. A relationship with Carol Marcus in 2258… could produce a 24 year old child prodigy David Marcus in time for 2283.

Oh heck yeah! Put her in J.J.! She would make one heck of a sexy classic Klingon. Or maybe the new Dohlman of Elas! Or a Kunutu Woman! Or the Captain’s woman of my dreams. The fact is she could play anything they wanted her to play. If they do go with the Talosians, what about Vina?